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Colorado’s Changing Attitudes On Surrounding Wildlife

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Hunting has decreased in Colorado, with fewer people supporting the practise and many view the surrounding wildlife as part of the family.

This Colorado State University poll shows that those living in the western U.S. view surrounding wildlife as “part of the extended family.”

The support of hunting has decreased in recent times, most notably in Colorado.

Of the 641 responses from Colorado, 34% feel that wildlife exists for personal use (i.e. hunting), 35% do not condone hunting or fishing, 22% don’t hunt or fish but do not object to people who do, and 9% are not interested in wildlife at all.

From 1960 to 2001, the percentage of hunters in the area decreased from 21% to 8%.

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Gary Gerhadt, Rocky Mountain News, Colorado State University, 2005 United States (Regional)

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Wild Animals Attitudes English Hunting Recreational Fishing Trapping Humans Wildlife

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